Quotes About Prayer

When an answer I did not expect comes to a prayer which I believed I truly meant, I shrink back from it; if the burden my Lord asks me to bear be not the burden of my heart's choice, and I fret inwardly and do not welcome His will, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.

perfectly in his mind that it felt like a memory. "Who killed her?" he asked quietly. Odilia stared straight ahead, saying nothing. The hymn ended and Whillans raised his hands. "Let us pray.

You have to know the difference between what's of the world and what's of God. You have to want to know what he has to say. That's why it's best to pray in silence. He waits for you.

Prayerfully setting goals, putting them in writing, sharing them with others, and determining the specific things we need to do to make them happen is just the beginning. Then, as David told Solomon when he gave him the blueprints for the temple, we must "be strong and courageous and get to work. Don't be frightened by the size of the task, for the Lord my God is with you; he will not forsake you. He will see to it that everything is finished correctly" (1 Chron. 28: 20).

My first thought is the feeling itself. The second thought is, "God, please help me understand this from Your perspective.

Like a dolphin, breath the air of prayer. Dolphins are air breathers, but water dwellers. We are prayer breathers, but earth dwellers.

When I pray Scripture, the picture I get in my mind is that of a supernatural sword being placed in the hand of an awaiting angel, equipping it to battle for God's chosen goals.

To think of you is to pray for you.

Exchange every erupting thought for just one: the name of Jesus.

Jesus, Talk to me about this from Your perspective.

Without the air of prayer, we die spiritually.

The more often you feel the need for prayer, the better!

The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart.

Continue always with God. It is the only strength and comfort for your suffering. I will pray that He be with you.

Those who have the wind of the Holy Spirit go forward even in sleep. If the ship of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who sleeps in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.

When in doubt, we can ask His assistance in knowing His will. We can also ask his help in performing those things which we know He requires of us. We should offer everything to Him before we do it and give Him thanks after we have finished.

Our Spiritual Father, O Holy One, reveal your Kingdom. Unveil the spiritual, so that it is as obvious as the physical. We trust you to provide our physical needs. Free us from guilt. Forgive us as we forgive others. Lead us beyond temptation. Deliver us from evil.

I do not pray that you be delivered from pain. But I earnestly pray to God that He will give you strength and patience to bear the pain. Comfort yourself in Him who holds you fastened to the cross. He will free you when He thinks it is the right time. Happy are those who suffer with Him. Accustom yourself to suffer in this manner. Seek strength from Him to endure the pain for as long as He thinks necessary.

Without being discouraged by our sins, we should pray for His grace with perfect confidence, relying upon the infinite merits of our Lord.

Certainly, we are to prayerfully strive to obey, but it is only by God's grace helping us that anything good and pleasing comes out of our lives.

Every prayer gets answered. Sometimes the answer is "no," but sometimes the answer is "not yet.

All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.

God can be addressed, but not expressed.